Vacation Weight Gain: what's your number?

[KnottedYet]

Now, here's where the beauty of not weighing yourself comes into play:

Can't get jeans zipped?
Well, jeans must've shrunk!
Buy bigger jeans, so they won't shrink so small.

all better!

(except when Dr. weighs you and says "Knot, you gotta lose 20 lbs and get your cholesterol below 200 by September." Curses, foiled again!)

ETA: Seriously, though, once I cut out the goodies (chocolate and cheese and chips) they kind of lost their appeal. I had a bag of chips a couple days ago, and they just didn't taste as good as I remembered them. (Plus they bump my cholesterol up!) Cheap chocolate bars just don't taste as good anymore. Expensive ones are still yummy, but they are more satisfying and I eat a lot less. Instead of thinking of junk food as a treat, can you make yourself think of it as junk? Instead of deprivation "I can't have that," maybe get your hungers to switch gears to "I could have that, but it wouldn't be very satisfying and it's not the best food available, and the way it's concocted will just make me want more of it."

And keep some really good, no high-fructose-corn-syrup, no fillers, no artificial flavors treat on hand for when you actually want a treat and aren't just craving junk. Lindt 82% cacao bars are great for that!

A small amount of something really good is much more satisfying than a large amount of something cheap and tawdry.